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    Apple task manager

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tjizzzle, Jun 13, 2007.

  1. tjizzzle

    tjizzzle Notebook Guru

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    Hey, new to mac osX....in windows i can open up a task/system manager by using control+Alt+Delete....how may i open up the same type of thing in osX
     
    tjizzzle, Jun 13, 2007
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    If the purpose is to kill any open applications, you can choose "Force Quit" from the Apple menu, and it will show y ou all the running apps and you can force quit them.

    If you want to get unixy, you can open up a terminal and use ps to list processes, and then kill the process id, but that would be a bit much.
     
    zadillo, Jun 13, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    It's called Activity Monitor in OS X. I am not sure what the shortcut is for it but it will be in your applications folder under utilities
     
    cashmonee, Jun 13, 2007
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  4. PR0DiGY

    PR0DiGY Notebook Consultant

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    What's that apple option space then?

    Someone was talking about that and quitting some program... Could be apple control space or w/e.. I don't know, should say on the apple site shouldn't it?
     
    PR0DiGY, Jun 13, 2007
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  5. rectian

    rectian Newbie

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    command+option+esc ------> give you the window for "force quit" option.
     
    rectian, Jun 13, 2007
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  6. hoolyproductions

    hoolyproductions Notebook Evangelist

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    yer if you search in spotlight for activity manager you will find it. then if you want to use it as often as I do then while it is running ctrl click on the icon in the dock and select "keep in dock"...

    is one way of doing it...
     
    hoolyproductions, Jun 13, 2007
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  7. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    Hmm, sounds like someone using Quicksilver to me. A must have application.
     
    TedJ, Jun 14, 2007
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